Robotics Software Engineer

Role

Field Robotics Applications Engineer

160,000 + Equity (Early-Stage)

We’re supporting an early-stage robotics company developing autonomous aerial systems and intelligent operator interfaces designed for deployment in rugged, real-world environments
. The company builds flight-ready platforms that combine autonomy, perception, embedded AI, and intuitive human–robot interaction for reliable operation in challenging outdoor and industrial conditions. Applications span commercial, industrial, and government-adjacent use cases.

• Deploy and operate autonomous drone (UAS) platforms in field conditions
• Integrate autonomy, perception, and controls into flight-ready systems
• Build and test speech-driven and natural-language command interfaces
• Deploy AI workloads on NVIDIA Jetson (Nano, Xavier, Orin)
• Integrate and debug sensors (GPS, IMU, LiDAR, cameras)
• Run field tests, flight trials, and customer demonstrations
• Troubleshoot hardware/software issues during live operation

• Experience with drones, UAS, or mobile robotic systems
• Strong ROS/ROS2 experience with C++ and/or Python
• Experience deploying software on embedded or edge compute platforms
• Comfortable working outdoors, traveling, and operating robots hands-on
• Background in autonomy, controls, perception, or SLAM

• Must be eligible to work in the U.S.
• US Top Secret Clearance is preferred or ability to gain security clearance